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Six more Omicron cases detected in Delhi, total tally now 28: Report

Delhi's first case of the Omicron variant -- a 37-year-old man from Ranchi -- was detected on December 5

Rohini court blast accused under observation at AIIMS after suicide bid

The accused was questioned by the Delhi Police's Special Cell on Friday and subsequently arrested

Delhi Police chief launches project for safety, security of children

Abhaya means "one who is fearless", and the joint initiative by the Delhi Police and NGO Shakti Foundation is aimed at empowering, educating and making children aware

SafeStorage plans foray into Delhi, Gurgaon, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar

At present, the company is present in five cities -- Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Pune -- with a storage space of around 850,000 square feet in over 30 warehouses

Air quality in Delhi, Noida remains in 'poor' category, overall AQI at 290

With the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 290, the air quality in the national capital remains in the 'poor' category for the second consecutive day.According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the concentrations of PM 2.5 and PM 10 stood at 101 in the 'poor' and 181 in the 'moderate' category respectively.While the air quality in Noida remains in the 'poor' category, the air quality in Gurugram has slipped to the 'poor' category.The AQI in the NCR region - Noida and Gurugram stands at 293 and 225 respectively.As per the government agencies, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.After a review meeting earlier this week, the Delhi government has extended the ban on the entry of non-essential trucks in the national capital till further orders.However, the schools in the national capital reopened Delhi for classes 6 .

Delhi govt converts 4 private hospitals into Omicron dedicated centres

A total of 5 hospitals in Delhi, including LNJP hospital, will now provide the treatment for the Covid variant

Traders brace for third Covid wave as Omicron cases rise in Delhi

In the last 10 days, there has been visible decrease in footfalls. The business is slowing down due to the increasing cases of Omicron in the city, says president, Chandni Chowk Vyapar Mandal

Covid-19 pandemic: Delhi records 69 new cases; positivity rate 0.12%

The number of cumulative cases stood at 14,42,004

Delhi Customs seize outbound undeclared diamonds valued at Rs 1.56 cr

The consignment was of diamonds having 1,082-carat weight

DU approves paid maternity leave for ad hoc, contractual staff

A panel was constituted to examine whether ad hoc and contractual staff should be granted maternity leave.

Paramount to expedite UAPA trials before special courts: Delhi HC

The court observed that since the cases under UAPA involved serious offences and foreign nationals, it was not easy for those in custody to secure bail

Omicron: Delhi prisons to isolate inmates with Influenza-like illness

Delhi prisons authorities have said they are ramping up anti-coronavirus measures

Delhi records maximum temperature of 20.4 degree C; air quality 'very poor'

The city experienced a cold morning as the minimum temperature settled at 7.7 degrees Celsius

Delhi logs 10 new cases of Omicron, tally reaches 20: Health Minister

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said 10 new cases of the new Covid variant Omicron have been detected in the national capital, taking the tally to 20. Ten of these patients have been discharged, he said. The minister said 10 out of the 40 samples sent for genome sequencing tested positive for the new variant. The minister had on Thursday said many international travellers are turning out Covid positive upon arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. On Tuesday, he had said the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has not spread in the community so far and the situation is under control. Delhi's first case of the Omicron variant -- a 37-year-old man from Ranchi -- was detected on December 5. He was discharged on Monday. He had travelled from Tanzania to Doha and from there, to Delhi on a Qatar Airways flight on December 2. He stayed in Johannesburg in South Africa for a week and had mild symptoms. Meanwhile, 40 people are currently admitted to the special fa

Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor' for fourth consecutive day

The city's 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) read 368 at 4 pm, up from 363 on Wednesday

Mercury likely to drop in Delhi over next 2-3 days: Met department

The city witnessed another cold morning on Thursday with the minimum temperature settling at 8.7 degrees Celsius

Delhi's Ghazipur border partially reopens for traffic after over a year

Farmers started leaving the protest site on the Delhi-Haryana border on Saturday after the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) suspended the agitation

'Ghar wapsi' for Tikait, supporters from Delhi border after 383 days

The 'ghar wapsi' was marked with celebratory atmosphere at Ghazipur border

Delhi's annual average NO2 level way beyond safe limit since 2013: Report

Delhi has not been able to meet the CPCB's annual average safe limit of nitrogen dioxide 40 micrograms per cubic metre since 2013, according to a new analysis by NCAP Tracker

Delhi's maximum temperature settles at 22.7 deg C, air quality 'very poor'

The city's minimum temperature was recorded at 7.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average